The Plight of Iraqi Refugees

The same UN that failed the Iraqi people must now make mandatory US-UK reparations to Iraq and the allocation of Iraqi oil revenues for Iraqi refugees, writes Denis Halliday*

Demanding of our attention and action today is the terrible plight of Iraqi refugees, both those outside the country and internally displaced persons (IDPs). They number to date a fifth of the Iraqi population.

This tragic human dislocation has been created by the active violation of the UN Charter and other aspects of international law. This violation was demonstrated during the American terrorism of "Shock and Awe", and the invasion of sovereignty, disruption of culture, destruction of civilian infrastructure that it entailed and epitomised. Irreparable damage to society and fundamental human rights has ensued. This outrageous unprovoked act of aggression brought to Iraq yet again the horrors of war. Bush and Blair's pre-emptive strike has led to the deaths of many hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. Current credible estimations put the figure at over one million since 2003.

During the occupation, the atrocities of the US- UK have become only too well known -- cluster bombing, white phosphorus, and the use of depleted uranium. Some 250,000 US "heroes", added to over 100,000 private sector hired guns, have maimed and killed civilians. "Collateral damage" is the obscene term used in Washington. This illegal war has brought on the terrible violence of legitimate resistance. US propaganda and Washington's intentions have set in motion the horrors of sectarian strife. The American and British intention to crush Iraq, its people and any "threat" they supposedly posed, has been tragically accomplished.

The consequences are many, and as always in the modern history of Iraq the people have paid the price with their lives, and their well-being. Imperialism, power, greed in respect of oil, and ambition for a strategic military location central to the wider region, have destroyed the Iraq many of us knew. But, of course, the spirit of the Iraqi people is indestructible. They cannot be broken. They will resist, drive out all intruders, and they will recover. The people of Iraq will overcome the catastrophes of recent years.

Over and above massive loss of civilian life, is the tragic consequence of refugees. It is estimated some 4.7 million children, women and men have been forced from their homes and have fled -- some displaced within and some outside Iraq. More that 20 per cent of the entire population have been brutally uprooted by the violence of this war of aggression -- a war crime for which the US-UK, along with others, must be held responsible.

And I am advised that some two thirds of those driven out, displaced and impoverished thereby, are women; just as under sanctions, it is the women and their children that pay the highest price. We are hearing of "survival prostitution". We know of the suffering, deprivation and indignities that women face under the terrible circumstances of being homeless -- being refugees whilst struggling to keep families alive and intact.

And we cannot forget those Iraqi refugees and IDPs created by 13 years of genocidal UN sanctions -- sanctions targeting the children of Iraq, set in motion and maintained by the US/UK- driven Security Council, with deadly consequences.

Despite the loud silence in Washington and London, some UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) work for assisting the refugees of Iraq is ongoing. It is too little. It lacks publicity. It lacks resources. It lacks adequate recognition and support by those responsible in the US and UK for this human calamity.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is appealing for increased bilateral aid and "humanitarian visas", the latter for neighbouring countries such as Syria and further afield. In the case of Syria, some 1.5 million refugees are creating great pressure -- thus the reluctance to issue additional visas. Financing is desperately needed for housing and other refugee needs.

Regarding the internally displaced, the UNHCR reports over 800,000 in Iraqi Kurdistan close to the Turkish border. The current instability on that border is creating new problems for such people, leading to further displacement. The UNHCR reports that some 2.3 million Iraqis are displaced throughout the country. Of these, more than one million were displaced prior to 2003, during the UN sanctions period. Another 190,000 were displaced between 2003-05 and more than one million since the first American bombing of Samaraa in February 2006.

UNHCR estimates that in addition to more than 1.5 million in Syria, some 500-700,000 Iraqis have fled to Jordan. Some families are receiving small allowances of $100-200 per month, but many are suffering badly as private funds run out. Housing is too expensive, school is unaffordable if available at all, unemployment prevails, and medical and even food requirements cannot be met adequately.

As recently as 23 November, UNHCR Geneva, noting reports of limited returns home by a few refugees, said it is ready to assist but does not believe it is timely to organise and promote returns until secure conditions are in place.
Meantime, as one would expect of Iraqi parents, many want to get home so their children can go back to school before the end of the first term.

In respect of IDPs, UNHCR notes an increase in the past few months, making for a total estimate by the Red Cross/Red Crescent of some 2.4 million. This may be due to desperation, unending violence and closed borders, and tragically the continuation of "ethnic cleansing" -- a sadly familiar form of violence which the occupying forces together with the government have failed to halt.

It is a picture of human tragedy. Perhaps the more so on account of the wealth of Iraq, the innocence of its people swept up in a war not of their making, and the great potential for human well-being that resides in its soil.

The chaos, the killing, the atrocities set in motion, the irreparable damage was brought about when the UN Security Council froze into legislative inertia, and thereby facilitated corruption of the word and spirit of the UN Charter. That failure enabled US terrorism, invasion and military occupation in violation of sovereignty and many international legal safeguards. Yet another example of UN double standards -- the permanent five of the Security Council consider themselves above the law.

Some readers will be aware that an important initiative has recently been launched from a new group known as "The Iraqi International Initiative for Iraqi Refugees", working out of the region. The goals, terms of reference and the plan of action of this initiative can be found on a new website: www.3iii.org.

In brief, the initiative recognises that the refugees and internally displaced of Iraq, as citizens of Iraq. have a right to access national financial resources from oil revenue. And I believe that all of us who care about justice and peace need to provide active support. As a group, or as individuals, there is a role for each one of us.

The website www.3iii.org reminds us that the international community and the present government in Baghdad have legal obligations to support and protect refugees and the internally displaced adequately. (See the terms of reference of the UNHCR). Iraqi refugees are no different to others, and have equal rights under international provisions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to dignity, the right of return, safety for their families, employment, security, and the right to life.

The Iraqi International Initiative argues that the Security Council has an obligation to demand of the international community and the Baghdad government that Iraqi oil revenue funding be provided now through appropriate agencies and hosting governments. It demands that such assistance also be provided for return and resettlement as conditions of security and infrastructure allow. The website www.3iii.org provides more information and contains a petition you may wish to sign -- and that might be a good starting point.

Just as Iraq has and continues to pay billions of dollars in reparations through the UN for damage in Kuwait, it is clear that similar, although much greater, reparations are due to the people of Iraq. Thus in addition to Iraq's own revenues for refugees, I propose for consideration by public opinion that the Security Council be urged by the governments of member states of the General Assembly to endorse a resolution requiring the payment of an immediate advance on such reparations. I speak of the reparations that the US, UK and others involved in the war of aggression on Iraq must be forced to pay.

It is difficult to determine the size, but reparations from the US and others would seem to require some 2-3 trillion euros. We of the EU, UK, US, Australia, Canada and other wealthy collaborators -- aggressive nations all -- cannot be excused. Reparations are a must. The same UN that failed to stop Bush and Blair now has an obligation to determine the amount of reparations, and how and when payments begin.

We cannot bring back the Iraqi lives we have taken, but we can support reconstruction and the return of refugees and IDPs, and the rebuilding of millions of shattered lives.

The website www.3iii.org on the Iraqi refugee crisis can speak for itself. However, I suspect like me that many readers are deeply concerned about the many crises of the region. We can not forget the occupation of Palestine, or the threats to Iran, or the violence continuing in Afghanistan, and real uncertainties elsewhere, but we need to respond to the human catastrophe of some 4.7 million Iraqi refugees and IDPs urgently.

In this article I have focussed on Iraqi refugees. Other related issues also need to be addressed. I refer to the abolition, or at least reform of the UN Security Council, to have the South properly represented in rotating but permanent seats; suspension of the US and UK from the Council pending prosecution of the leadership that undertook invasion and occupation; and the mandatory payment of reparations to Iraq by the US, UK and other collaborators, which I have mentioned.

I call for an international investigation of US atrocities, torture, murder of civilians, CIA renditions, use of gun slingers acting outside of any law, arbitrary imprisonment of thousands, use of depleted uranium, cluster bombing, and the genocidal destruction of cities and towns such as Falluja.

And believe we must demand the immediate withdrawal of all "enemy combatants" -- be they American, British or from any other source; the creation of conditions for the election of a representative government free of outside interference; abolition of the constitution illegally drafted by the US under military occupation; and encouraging free and proper Iraqi decision- making on such issues as privatisation, oil revenues and the presence of US military bases.

It is urgent that we assist our Iraqi friends find the shortest possible route to the restoration of their national sovereignty. We need to demand an end to all forms of foreign interference. And we need to recognise that the people of Iraq alone can best determine what is to be the future for their country, and in what manner that future is to be pursued, and obtained.

* The writer is former UN assistant secretary- general and among the first endorsers of the Iraqi International Initiative on Iraqi Refugees (www.3iii.org) .

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Irak Türkmen Cephesi – Tartışma ve Görüşmeler

Irak Türkmen Cephesi başkanı Türkmen milletvekili Dr.Sadettin Ergeç'in katılımı ile Bağdatta yapılan tartışmalara ITC damgasını vurmuştur .

1) 31-11-2007 Cuma (Irak Tevafuk Cephesi , Eldava partisi – Irak tanzimi , Irak Türkmen Cephesi , ElSadır gurubu , Elhivar Elvatani Cephesi , Eldava partisi , Eltezamun , Arap Kitlesi , Yezidiler ve İslah ve ilerleme) Siyasi kitle ve partilerinin katılımı ile açık oturumda , Kuzey bölge idaresinin yabancı şirketlerle yapmakta olduğu petrol sözleşmelerinin meşruiyyeti ele alınmıştır , bir bildiri yayınlayarak bu sözleşmelerin geçersiz olduğu ve Irak halkının hukukuna büyük bir tecavüz olduğu vurgulanmıştır , Irak petrol bakanlığının , Irak'ın petrol servetini korumadaki tutumunu desteklemişlerdir , küzey iklim sorumlularını tutumlarını yeniden gözden geçirmeye ve Irak birliği yönünde uyum sağlamaya , ortak milli çalışma içinde olmaya davet etmişlerdir .

Ayrıca merkezi hükümeti bu sözleşmeleri durdurmaya ve bu yabancı şirketlerin kara listeye alınmaları istenmiştir , bu toplantıya ITC başkanı yanısıra yukarda adları geçen parti ve kitle parlementerleri katılmış

2) Yukarıdaki parti ve kitleler ile Türkmen listesinden ( Mehmet Mehdi , Feryat Tuzlu , Fevzi Terzi , azzettin Dole ) katılımı ile 140. mad. Ele alınmış , yasal metni görüşülerek bu maddenin metni ile konuları ve bentlerinin yanlış tefsiri sıkıntıları ele alınmıştır .ITC yi Başkan Dr. Sadettin Ergeç ile Bağdat sorumlusu Aydın Aksu temsil etmiştir.

3) 2.12.2007 Pazar Yer : Irak temsilciler meclisi toplantı salonu Tartışma konusu : 140. madde uygulama komisyonu üyelerinin ağırlanmasıMudaheleler: Türkmen parlementer ITC Başkanı Dr. Sadettin Ergeç , 140. maddenin yanlış uygulamaları ve Kerkük'ün 9 nisan 2003 'den sonraki demografik durumunu geniş bir şekilde anlatan bir mudahelesi olmuştur .Özet : Dr. Sadettin Ergeç mudehelesinde anayasanın 140. maddesinin hatalı uygulamasını parlementer ve 140. mad. Uygulama komisyonu üyelerine hitaben , kendimizi Irak'ın asil unsuru gördüğümüzde bütün Irak'ımızda cereyan eden durumun direk olarak sorumluluğunu taşıyorsak bu sorumluluk Irak'ın bünyesindeki , tarih , medeniyet ve değişik kültürel değerleri yanında verimli kaynaklara sahip bu asil parçamız ( küçültülmüş Irak ) dediğimiz Kerkük için bu sorumluluk nasıl olacak ? ITC'nin ilk günden beri bu şehrin geçmişte olanlara ilaveten 9.4.2003 den bugüne kadar korkunç değişim ve vahim hatalar neticesi bu şehrin bünyesi kazılıyor , yara alıyor .ITC Başkanı bir takım aydınlatıcı , Kerkük ve 140. mad. Üzerinde resmi yazı ve belgelere dayanarak şunları açıkladı ...

a) Şehrin asil sakinlerinin uğradığı korkunç kanun dışı demografik değişimin şehrin iç ve dış mahallelerinde , yol kenarlarını yaparak , yerleşim ve yerleştirme teorisini uygulamak sureti ile şehir dışından bir insan akımına maruz kalmıştır , insanları rekor denecek bir sürede , resmi binalar , ordu , emniyet , eski parti karargahlarını bu insanlarala doldurduktan sonra her boş yer ve arsaya yerleştirmişlerdir , bundan mezarlık ve spor stadyumları da nasibini almıştır . ITC başkanı , bu insan akımı Kerkük'ü dört taraftan sarmıştır dedi .

b) Başkan , geçmiş dönemde Kerkük üzerindeki Soykırımı , Araplaştırma göçettirme ve demografik değişimin sorumluluğu eski yönetime yüklenmiş olsaydı , yasalarca bunu ve bunun negatif yönlerini 140. madde gereğince telafi edilmiş alsaydı kim bu yanlışlıkların sorumlusu olurdu ? ve nisan 2003 den sonraki tehlikeli değişimler kime yüklenecekti . Bu vahim durum karşısında bir uygun yasal madde var mı ki bunu çözsün , yoksa biz çifte standart ile karşı karşıyayız .

c) Başkan , ne zaman 23. maddenin 1. fıkrası uygulamaya sokulacak ( Özel mülkiyet koruma altındadır ) yoksa bu özel mülkiyetler sadece eski yönetim zamanında istila olanlardır ve Nisan 2003 ten sonraki mülkiyetleri kapsamaz ya da 140. madde bu maddeyi de mi bağlıyor ve kaldırıyor .

d) Bir de 23. maddenin 3. bendinin b. Fıkrasının ( Demografik değişimler güden amaçlarla mülk edinilmez ) yugulanmamasını ITC Başkanı dile getirdi

e) 140. madde komisyon üyeleri tarafından mesuliyet taşımıyan açıklamaların önlenmesini isteyen ITC Başkanı , bu açıklamalarda referandumun mutlaka yapılması , bunun daha önceki sureçleri atlayarak ve önceki süreç tamamlanmadan referanduma geçilmesi gibi istekler , komisyon gerçekçiliği ve nezahetine gölge düşürecektir , bir çok merhale çözümlenmemiştir , örneğin özel mülkiyet davalarının toplamından sadece Kerkük için %12 si bile çözüme ulaşmamıştır .

f) ITC Başkanı 140. maddenin kötü uygulanmasını ve bir tarafın çıkarlarını güden bu uygulama mutlaka bir dengesizlik problemi çıkarır ki bu şimdilik Kerkük problemine denk gelir , bu madde geçmişten gelen birikimleri çözmeğe hiç bir şekilde yeterli olmayacaktır .

ITC siyasi daire

JORDAN: Iraqi asylum-seekers fall victim to resettlement scams

AMMAN, 6 December 2007 (IRIN) - Many Iraqi asylum-seekers in Jordan have fallen victim to resettlement scams in which they are approached by individuals claiming to guarantee their resettlement in a third country with the help of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), according to UN officials and Iraqi residents.

There are no exact figures about the number of those who have been defrauded but testimonies of individuals and police records show they are in the thousands. Officials from the Ministry of Interior declined to say how many people have been arrested in connection with such scams. "We heard… rumours from within the Iraqi community about certain individuals who charge money to asylum-seekers, promising to guarantee their resettlement with the help of the UNHCR. We are here to assure everybody that the UNHCR does not charge money for relocation applications or other procedures," said Imran Riza, the UNHCR representative in Jordan.

UNHCR advertisement Earlier in the week, the UNHCR posted an advertisement in major Arabic newspapers warning Iraqi asylum-seekers not to pay money to anyone promising to guarantee their resettlement or speed up their applications. "There are some people who are trying to take advantage of the desperate situation of Iraqis by promising them false hopes and playing on their vulnerability," said Riza. He said some Iraqis paid as much as US$70 for filling in applications and up to US$7,000 for resettlement.

The Jordanian authorities had been informed about the illegal practices, he added. Mohammad Janabi, a 56-year-old Iraqi from Baghdad, said he paid US$5,000 to an agent who promised to help him get a visa for Sweden through the UN relocation programme. "After a year of waiting, the man who promised to help me, a Jordanian, told me I needed to pay more money to speed up the process, but when I checked with the UN, I did not find my name on the list of applicants," said Janabi. Jordan is home to nearly half a million Iraqi refugees.

Over the past four years, thousands have managed to find refuge in a third country, with the majority heading to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and the USA. mbh/ar/cb

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=75715

"Rot here or Die There" - HRW REPORT

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“Rot Here or Die There”

Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon

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Iraqis to go even more hungry...

IRAQ: Government to cut items from its free food handouts


BAGHDAD, 4 December 2007 (IRIN) - From the beginning of 2008 the quantity of national food rations delivered freely to all Iraqi families will be further reduced - from 10 to five items, due to lack of government financial support, Trade Minister Abid Falah al-Soodani said on 3 December.

The food rations’ system, known as the Public Distribution System (PDS), was set up in 1995 as part of the UN’s Oil-for-Food programme after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait 17 years ago. However, it has been crumbling since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 due to insecurity, poor management and corruption.

“Since the government’s financial support will not be available next year, we will reduce the items from 10 to five and the quantities of the remaining items will not be the same as this year and in past years,” al-Soodani told parliament.

“We need US$5-6 billion instead of the US$3.1 billion allocated for the rations’ system in 2008 to cope with the soaring prices of these items on international markets. In addition, there has also been an increase in shipping and transportation costs worldwide and inside Iraq,” al-Soodani said.

Al-Soodani blamed corruption and manpower shortages in his ministry for the malfunctioning of the nationwide rations’ system, the poor quality of items distributed and delays in delivering them. He said his ministry had only 30,000 employees running the rations’ system for 30 million people.

New plan
He called on parliament and the government to consider replacing the current system with a means-tested system.

“We will kick off with a new plan next year and hope it works. We will check people’s income, and those with high incomes will either not be included in the system or will only receive some items,” he said. The plan envisages items to be distributed monthly would be: rice (3kg per person), sugar (2kg per person), cooking oil (1.25kg or one litre per person), flour (9kg per person) and milk for adults (250g per person). The items omitted would be: tea (200g per person), beans (250g per person), children’s milk (1.8kg per child), soap (250g per person), detergents (500g per person) and tomato paste (500g per person).

According to the Trade Ministry, 80 percent of Iraqis benefited from the PDS during Saddam Hussein’s rule, and for 60 percent of the population the food basket was their only source of support.

Plan could lead to hunger, says expert Mohammed Falah Ibrahim, a food security expert at the Baghdad health directorate, said cutting items from the food rations’ system would lead to hunger in many parts of Iraq. “These things should be studied very carefully, especially the cutting of children’s milk, because this will leave many poor families in danger and especially IDPs [internally displaced persons]," Ibrahim said.

“There should be a complementary plan in place to ensure that financial aid reaches those poor families who will be affected by this, otherwise many Iraqis could die of hunger," Ibrahim said.

Testimony
Siham Ibrahim, a 55-year-old mother-of-eight, gave the lentils she got as part of her food rations to her chickens because she considered them so inferior. “It was our dream to receive full food rations with good quality food that human beings can eat,” said Siham. “Each month I went to the agent to receive the food rations and I was surprised this time to find that two or three items, such as the children’s milk, were missing. In fact, we have not received children’s milk for the past three months,” Siham, who has two children aged 2-5, said. Siham’s family is now forced to buy some of their food items from the market which costs them nearly US$150 a month.

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=75677

Kurdes et Arabes prêts à s'entendre sur Kerkuk au détriment des Turkmènes

La situation des Turkmènes irakiens est de plus en plus inquiétante. Le plan de colonisation des régions pétrolières par les Kurdes porte aujourd’hui ses fruits. En effet, la majorité de la population kurde d’Irak ainsi que des Kurdes venus de Syrie, de Turquie et d’Iran ont été installés à Kerkuk et dans ses environs par les partis kurdes en vue d’un éventuel référendum, ce qui a rendu les Turkmènes irakiens minoritaires sur leurs terres.

Kurdes et Arabes prêts à s’entendre sur Kerkuk au détriment des Turkmènes

Les Turkmènes et les Arabes avaient boycotté les réunions du Conseil de Kerkuk étant donné qu’ils s’estimaient lésés depuis que les Kurdes avaient imposé leur hégémonie dans cette région lors de l’invasion du pays par les troupes EU-GB-AU en avril 2003.

Les partis kurdes et arabes de la région de Kerkuk sont tombés d’accord sur une formule de division du pouvoir dans cette zone riche en pétrole qui pourrait ouvrir la voie à un référendum sur le rattachement de la province au Kurdistan irakien. Les Turkmènes ont annoncé ne pas avoir approuvé cet accord.

La province de Kerkuk, et sa capitale du même nom, qui compte plus d’un million d’habitants, sont peuplées par des Turkmènes, des Kurdes , des Arabes et des Chrétiens. La Constitution irakienne y prévoit un recensement et la tenue d’un référendum avant la fin de l’année pour déterminer le statut de cette zone, revendiquée injustement par les autorités de la région autonome du Kurdistan irakien. Le recensement, qui doit également établir la répartition ethnique de la population comme base de répartition du pouvoir, n’a pas commencé. Il est rendu très difficile par l’arrivée massive de kurdes susceptible de modifier la composition de l’électorat et par la situation explosive dans la région.

Des Arabes installés à Kerkuk à l’époque du régime de Saddam Hussein ont été incités au départ par des offres d’argent ou par des menaces. Des Kurdes chassés à la même époque sont, en revanche, revenus, grâce à des aides publiques, réclamer les terrains et les maisons qu’ils considèrent comme les leurs. Il est à signaler que des ‘nouveaux arrivés’ Kurdes ont pris possession et occupent à présent des terrains et des bâtiments appartenant aux Turkmènes, alors que la majorité des Turkmènes qui avaient été chassés sous le régime Baasiste n’ont toujours pas récupéré leurs terres et leurs maisons et attendent toujours d’être indemnisés.

Selon un membre arabe du Conseil provincial, Rakan Said al-Joubouri, l’accord annoncé hier donne à sa communauté une meilleure représentation dans les instances qui devraient être mises en place après de nouvelles élections locales. « Pour la première fois, la charge de gouverneur adjoint et celle de chef adjoint du conseil judiciaire nous seront attribuées », s’est-il félicité. Les fonctions seront distribuées également à hauteur de 32 % entre les Kurdes, les Arabes et les Turkmènes. Les autres 4 % restants seront attribués aux minorités, comme les Chaldéens et les Arméniens.

Pour le moment, le Conseil régional, qui compte 41 membres, est dominé avec 26 sièges par les deux partis kurdes : l’UPK et le Parti démocratique du Kurdistan (PDK) de Massoud Barzani, président de la région du Kurdistan. Les partis arabes ont six sièges et les Turkmènes neuf. L’accord prévoit également la fin des détentions illégales, « une exigence importante pour les Arabes qui ont été victimes des pires abus », selon M. Joubouri. « Nous espérons que les Turkmènes participeront », a-t-il ajouté.

« Le problème de Kerkuk ne peut pas être résolu par le retour d’une seule partie, alors qu’une autre est ignorée », a réagi pour sa part M. Ali Mahdi, le secrétaire adjoint du parti Turkmen Eli. « Nous demandons la fin des arrestations et la fin de notre marginalisation, et nous soulignons la nécessité d’adopter la langue turkmène comme langue officielle à Kerkuk », a-t-il ajouté.

M Ali Mahdi a également souligné qu'en dépit du fait que la constitution irakienne approuve l'utilisation de la langue turkmène en tant que langue officielle partout où les Turkmènes sont concentrés, seuls les indications et affichages en langue turkmène sont absents dans le bâtiment du gouvernement à Kerkuk.

M Ali Mahdi a déclaré qu'aucun accord ne pourrait survivre s'il ne respecte pas les droits et la volonté de tous les composants à Kerkuk.

M. Ali Mahdi a déclaré que les Turkmènes continueront à revendiquer leurs droits et qu'ils ne participeront pas aux réunions tant qu'ils n'auront pas obtenu gain de cause.

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VIDEO: World Against War Conference - Dec 1st 2007 in London

A MUST WATCH VIDEO

Please click on the link below to listen to the 35 speakers, among whom : Tony Benn, Hassan Jumaa, Ibrahim Mousawi, George Galloway, Dennis Haliday, Hans von Sponeck, Jean Lambert MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP.

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Marzieh Mortazi Langroudi
Tony Benn
Hassan Jumaa
Ibrahim Mousawi
George Galloway
John Rees
Linsey German
Jean Lambert, MP
Mohammed Omidvar
Abbas Edabat
Oliur Rahman, Coucillor
Elaleh Rostami Poveh
Daoud Abdullah
Javier Couso
George Martin
Ali Mallah
Hamden Sabahi
Nancy Romer
Hwan-Kim Young
Kate Hudson
Hans Von Sponeck
Jean Neoral
Ivona Nometvka
Dennis Haliday
Brigitte Ostermeyer
Richard Boyd Barrett
Paola Manduca
Yanis Sifakakis
Hadi al-Khalassi
Muna Cootbee
Sami Ramadani
Sabah Jawad
Sid Lacombe
Karamat Ali
Jeremy Corbyn MP